"The Captured Locks: An Unraveled Mystery in Zurich's Thriving Billion-Dollar Business"
- by Carsten Heidböhmer
- 2 Min
- 3 out of 5 points
- An intriguing, albeit moderately engaging, crime drama centered around a lesser-known industry
What's this Zurich mystery about?
The Saga of Hair Traces: A Criminal Tale Unveiling a Neglected Multi-Billion-Dollar Industry - A Millionaire's Criminal Tale Unveiled Through Hair Evidence
A young woman is mysteriously found hanging from a tree, her skull partially shaved—an unusual demise. Detectives Isabelle Grandjean (Anna Pieri Zuercher) and Tessa Ott (Carol Schuler) embark on a trail of clues that leads them to a local wig manufacturing workshop. Could the heinous crime be linked to their profession?
Why should you tune in?
The global hair business brings in billions, from wigs to extensions. This "Tatort" episode brings to light surprising reasons behind this booming market, even tracing its origins back to the Middle Ages and the shaving of witches to "rob them of their power." Today, hair continues to symbolize security and vitality, a powerful commodity as one character puts it, "Hair makes politics. Hair is power." Peering behind the scenes of this billion-dollar industry is more than a captivating spectacle.
Any drawbacks?
While the insights into the global hair trade are thought-provoking, at times the series seems to inflate the topic's significance by dropping countless names—from Beethoven to Michelle Obama—attempting to prove its relevance. A powerful crime drama doesn't necessarily require a societal-political framework.
The investigators?
The story begins with Tessa Ott waking up next to an unfamiliar companion. Emotionally-charged moments are few and far between, but Tessa diligently investigates alongside her partner Isabelle Grandjean from that point on, undistracted.
To watch or not watch?
The final scene employs the Rapunzel motif in a visually striking way, making it worth sticking around till the end.
Also Investigated by Grandjean and Ott:
- Three corpses and a deceased chimpanzee
- An emotionally-charged case for Grandjean and Ott
- The lone detective and the fatal affair
- Tatort
- Zurich
- Isabelle Grandjean
- Tessa Ott
- Woman
- Billion-dollar business
- Murder
- Anna Pieri
- Carol Schuler
- Bruno Cathomas
- Crime
I'm not going to be a big fan of your new job, which seems to focus on the general-news aspect of the bank robbery and crime-and-justice issues in the city, as I'm more interested in movies-and-tv shows like the recently aired "Tatort" episode on the unusual murder case in Zurich's billion-dollar hair business.
